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weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Be ðære coþe þe se mon his útgang þurh ðone múð him fram weorpe, Lchdm. ii. 236, 13. Swylce mon wurpe (worpe, MS. A. : worpað, Lind.: worpes, Rush., jaceat) gód sǽd on his land, Mk. Skt. 4, 26. Ic hét hit weorpan on fýr. Ex. 32, 24.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.
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Skt. 3, 32. (1 a) in a special sense. v. út, I. 1. a 3 :-- Sum coþu is ðære wambe, ðæt ðone seócan monnan lystep útganges, and ne mæg ðonne hé úte betýned bið (when he is at the closet), Lchdm. ii. 236, 3. (1 b) out, not residing in a place :-- Ðæt muneca

irnan

(v.)
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(l a) of f Drinc swíðne drenc sé þe wille úp yrnan and ofdúne, Lch. ii. 116, 24. where liquid is discharged from a receptacle, to flow with a liquid Hié þrowiað ormǽtne þurst, and oft út yrnað gemengde útgange, Lch. ii. 230, 20.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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S. 23 b, 252. of persons Ic eom se lytla for þé and se lýðra man, se hér syngigeswíðe genehhe. . . þearle scyldig, Hy. 3, 41. as opposite of much. not much, only a slight amount or degree of, barely any Sceáwige mon georne hwilc se útgang sié, þe micel

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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use of should in the following passage :-- There was something said about ane Campbell, that suld hae been concerned in the robbery, and that he suld hae had a warrant frae the Duke of Argyle, Rob Roy 1, 219] :-- Be ðære frécnan coþe; ðe se mon his útgang

Linked entries: sceal ge-scola

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